Maia Song Contest 28

Maia Song Contest 28 will be the twenty-eighth edition of the Maia Song Contest, held in Wolfestan following their victory in the previous edition with the song "Bom Bom" by Danny L Harle and Tkay Maidza.

PVRIS, representing Arkaystia, won the contest with their song "Death of Me". This is the fourth time that the country has won the contest, and gave the country the right to host the next edition.

Location
Wolfestan won the right to host the contest following their victory in the previous edition. They subsequently initiated an open bidding process, where interested cities and venues could put forward bids to host the contest, with the host broadcaster WSBS and the MBU jointly deciding the best proposal.

Ultimately, Fáskrúðsfjörður was chosen as the host city, with the contest being held in The National Stadium, with a capacity of 15,000 attendees.

Host venue

Semi Final 1
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Semi Final 2
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Other countries
Eligibility to compete requires a national broadcaster with active MBU membership. An invite to participate is usually sent out to all eligible broadcasters prior to the competition.

Non-participants

 * - The MBU declared the country's broadcaster ineligible to compete following failure to abide by the rules.
 * - The country revealed it would take a temporary break from the contest, citing poor results.
 * - Despite previously confirming and revealing their artist, the country withdrew following disagreements with the MBU, which the Head of Delegation felt attacked and trashed the nation. A return in the future is currently unknown.
 * - On 20 June 2019, the country announced withdrawal due to a lack of resources, having nothing to do with their non-qualification in the previous edition.
 * - On 24 June 2019, FLBS confirmed it won't return in this edition due to a financial crisis, but rejoining for the twenty-ninth edition is "a top priority".
 * - On 18 May 2019, it was revealed that the country may withdraw for one edition due to scheduling conflicts.
 * - The country's broadcaster announced it would take a break from the contest, for unspecified reasons.